Legal Counsel (Payments)

About UsEstablished in March 2018, Bybit is one of the fastest-growing cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges, with more than 70 million registered users. We offer a professional platform where crypto traders can access an ultra-fast matching engine, excellent customer service, and multilingual community support.We provide innovative spot and derivatives trading services, mining and staking products, and API support to both retail and institutional clients worldwide. Our goal is to become the most reliable exchange for the emerging digital asset class.Our core values define us. We listen, care, and continuously improve to create a faster, fairer, and more humane trading environment. Built on best-in-class infrastructure, our platform delivers one of the industry's safest, fastest, fairest, and most transparent trading experiences. We also provide professional 24/7 multilingual customer support.Today, Bybit is recognized as one of the most trusted, reliable, and transparent cryptocurrency derivatives platforms in the industry.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop and maintain payments compliance policies, frameworks, and internal standards.Provide regulatory structuring support for payments setups, partner models, and fund flows.Review and support onboarding of payment partners, including agreement reviews from a compliance perspective.Advise on licensing scope, regulatory permissions, and operational constraints for payments activities.Work closely with Product, Operations, and Legal to ensure payments initiatives are compliant by design.Support standardisation and streamlining of payments compliance processes across entities.Coordinate with external counsel and regulators on payments-related regulatory matters where required.RequirementsQualified lawyer or compliance professional with legal training, preferably called to the bar in SG, MY, UK, or HK.3–7 years of experience in payments, fintech, EMI/PSP, or financial services compliance or regulatory advisory.Strong understanding of payments regulation, fund flows, and licensing frameworks.Practical mindset with ability to translate regulatory requirements into workable operating models.Experience in multi-jurisdiction environments is a strong plus.